er... isn't the starting current somewhat higher than the running current -
(Back EMF and such?)


What's your fuse rating? If it's a slo-blo spec that would usually indicate
that a startup surge is expected and it will draw considerably more juice at
switch-on than when performing. In this case you can't relate ampage to
horses.

Is this what we're talking abiut, or have I missed the point?
(Sorry, I'm not really familiar with 110 v stuff 'cos we don't have it here
in domestics.)